![]() ![]() And In my opinion what Stardrive did was pretty groundbreaking, integrating the whole galaxy into one seamless real time map, allowing you to control ships and fleets from one end of the galaxy to the other, simultaneously like a giant RTS game, where each unit is custom built and takes damage by component, and each weapon has an individual firing arc (you do need to use the pause button a lot, if you're serious about micro managing).Įven better than the map though, is the ship building: ![]() It has a few issues, with bug and some annoying features, but if you use the community mod Black Box, it fixes a lot of these. Stardrive (1 & 2) is a 4X game that pushed the boundaries for ship building a few years ago. I'm sure I've missed a few good games from this list, I might add some more later. We all know FTL, if not, go and play it now! But, with the best will in the world, the dev just isn't a good enough programmer to pull this off well, and fair play to him, he warned people during the Kickstarter, that he wasn't a programmer just an artist with a good game idea.įTL is the other obvious comparison. I backed SC on kickstarter years ago, and I would still back it again given another chance, because it is a great concept. If you are desperate for a new ship builder and don't mind something buggy and incomplete, then get SC during a steam sale. Starship Corporation has a great game concept Running a company desingning spaceships to order, plus manageing ships running various routes and missions. Its still in development, but apart from side view 2D ships, that you design and alter, there's deep management & RPG systems for the crew, as well as a detailed universe to explore and adventures to go on. Galactic Princess, is a little gem I've been keeping an eye on for some time now. If Cosmoteer only includes a fraction of the crew management in Rimworld, I will still love it immensely.Īlso Rimworld does NOT cost $500! it costs just £23 for the complete game, and its very good value for money Even if you don't build or control spaceships (except when you escape at the end), the top down crew management involved is incredibly detailed and fun. ![]() I thought Rimworld was a great comparison. Similar games include Space Engineers, Starmade and Empyrion. Defect is purely single player, but as well as a sandbox mode, there is a decent campiagn with a variety of interesting missions that will stretch your ship design skills, and your sense of humour.ĭefect is very funny, but best of all, David Bowie steals your spaceship.Īvorium is ok, but there are a million games like this, all doing the Minecraft thing in space but without creating more interesting/rounded universes to explore. It's well made, well rounded and has some of the best looking ships in any shipbuilder. I rate this much higher than the Steam reviews. Reassembly is ok, a fun ship building game, but felt like it needed more.īoss Constructor, is another ok game has some bugs and issues, didn't really blow me away like CosmoteerĬaptain Forever Remix, is a fun and simple ship builder, don't expect it to keep your attention beyond a dozen hours at best, but it has some nice ship building nice combat, and also looks quite similar too Cosmoteer Starship Theory is a new release (literally weeks ago), still early alpha/beta, I'm waiting for it to get a bit more developed before diving in. The ship design is more limited, but overall it's still a ton of fun, and more games should be copying it. The game may not be exactly the same as Cosmoteer, but BF has a lot of strategic depth and is very focused on the RTS side of things. ^ Yeah I was going to mention Battleships Forever, amazing game! Doesn't matter that its ten years old now, the style is still cool, the gameplay is still amazing the concept is still simple and unique and the price is still free! ![]()
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